supersaturate

[soo-per-sach-uh-reyt]

verb (used with object)

supersaturated, supersaturating 

1. to increase the concentration of (a solution) beyond saturation; saturate abnormally.

Other Word Forms

• supersaturation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of supersaturate¹

First recorded in 1750–60; super- + saturate

Example Sentences

Digitally crisp close-ups of faces, hands and knives running over nipples supersaturate the movie; they seem aimed at arresting the eyes but feel more like a metaphor for artistic myopia.

From New York Times

Supersaturate, sū-pėr-sat′ū-rāt, v.t. to saturate beyond the normal point.—n.

From Project Gutenberg

The subsoil is clay with a thin covering of surface soil, the hillsides draining on to level valleys with meandering watercourses that frequently inundate and supersaturate the already moist soil.

From Project Gutenberg